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Affordable Care Act

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Wendy's Responds to Obamacare; Cutting Hours

The Wendy's Corporation has not yet formulated a plan to respond to the Affordable Care Act as a Nebraska franchisee will cut non-managerial positions to 28 hours a week.

Officials from the Wendy's Corporation said they have not formulated a plan to respond to the Affordable Care Act after a Wendy's franchisee in Nebraska announced that they would cut employees' hours to avoid providing health care. "We are still reviewing our approach to the Affordable Care Act, when the employer mandate goes into effect in 2014," said Wendy's Corporate Media Contact Bob Bertini of company-operated restaurants. The company does not provide a breakdown of company and franchise restaurants, said Bertini. In the immediate area, however, the Wendy's Restaurants in Marlborough, Westborough and Southborough are all operated by Wendy's Corporate. Gary Burdette, the Vice President of Operations for the franchise that covers 100 …

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Steve Burnett

12:35 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

Now youre being factually incorrect and biased when you say "...his stance that hourly workers don't deserve healthcare." Did he actually say that? I saw nothing in this story or any others where he said that.   more ›

Saturday, March 24, 2012

US Supreme Court To Hear Health Care Challenge [POLL]

Proponents and opponents of the Affordable Care Act prepare to go before the judges beginning on Monday.

  The Affordable Care Act comes before the US Supreme Court on Monday, March 26 in what will be a heavily watched legal and verbal boxing match on mandated health care coverage. At issue is whether the government overstepped its authority in mandating Americans to purchase minimum health care coverage or else pay a tax penalty. In one corner is the Obama administration, holding firm that it is within the federal government’s authority to regulate national markets. In the other corner are 26 states and several private parties who feel that the government overstepped its power. In today’s poll question, we ask: Was the federal government within its authority to approve the Affordable Care Act?

John Wanat

8:37 pm on Saturday, March 24, 2012

Why all the fuss? Our Healthcare System was in total free fall. Certainly, something had to done. In 2008' American's begged for change. Obamacare as it's referred to by the media, and Presidential candidates, Passed the House, and Senate. Most of the 'Affordable Care Act works well. Why ditch it all. Amend or fix it.   more ›

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